• Ice Cream Social planned for seniors

    The East Brunswick Senior Center, 3 Civic Center Drive, will kick off the summer with an Ice Cream Social on June 24. Interested individuals should sign up in advance in the office. For more information and exact time of the event, call 732-390-6896.

  • Third Thursdays to begin at library

    A series of upcoming Third Thursday programs designed to “engage the brain” are planned at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The sessions, which will explore a variety of topics over a brown-bag lunch (Lunch and Learn) or dessert (Discussion and Dessert), will be held eight times a year. Most of the…

  • Monroe engineer charged following three-car crash

    MONROE — The township’s longtime engineer and emergency management coordinator was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of assault by auto on June 6 in connection with a June 4 motor vehicle accident. The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office alleged that Ernest Feist, 54, was intoxicated and was traveling at a high…

  • Monmouth County courses open to all golfers for a fee

    By ANDREW SWEENEY Staff Writer A golfer takes a shot from a fairway at the Shark River golf course in Neptune. The course is among eight operated by the Monmouth County Park System. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The 2013 golf season is open to all residents and nonresidents in Monmouth County, with eight unique courses…

  • RWJ hospital will handle Milltown’s medical calls

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) will take over Milltown’s 911 emergency medical calls at an annual cost of $1,500 to the municipality. The Borough Council voted in favor of a resolution approving an agreement between the borough and RWJUH at its May 28 meeting. The agreement enables the borough…

  • History envelops professional re-enactor

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Stacy Flora Roth (center) marches during a re-enactment of the Second Battle of Trenton. Below: Roth participates in a Monmouth Battlefield event in 2004. Some folks read about history; others live it on a regular basis. Take Stacy Flora Roth, who spends a good part of her week living,…

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    Helen Chandler (l), of Whistling Wolf Farm in Pittstown, talks with customers during the 11th annual East Brunswick Fine Arts Show and Farmers Market at the municipal complex June 8. See more photos, page 40. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Thinking small and scanning new cars

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: My mother has always driven huge cars. She’s still a very capable driver, but is becoming nervous about maneuvering excessively long cars into and out of parking spaces, and is surprisingly ready to shift her interest to not only somewhat shorter cars, but significantly shorter cars. She recently drove a…

  • Casualties rising among teen drivers

    Tougher licensing standards and better education are being encouraged to help reverse a troubling trend By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features A fter six years of steady declines, traffic fatalities among 16- and 17-year-old drivers increased by a troubling 19 percent during the first six months of 2012, according to preliminary data compiled by the Governors…

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